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What happened as a result of an asteroid collision on the Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago?
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It is widely believed that that is the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs as well as many other lifeforms on Earth.
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Is it true that the Yucatan Peninsula protudes into Pacific Ocean?
No it is not true that the Yucatan Peninsula protrudes into the Pacific Ocean.
How old is Mexico Crater in the Yucatan Peninsula?
The Chicxsuklub crater is some 65 million years old; it is believed to be the place where the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs fell.
The peninsula to which Cancun is connected?
The answer is ( Yucatan )
How fast did the Yucatan asteroid travel?
It is estimated that the Yukatan asteroid was travelling at a speed of 12.4 miles per second.
What are the names of two peninsulas in north America?
Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Where is the crash site of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
Yucatan Peninsula
When it rains what happened to the limestone of The Yucatan peninsula?
When it rains, the limestone of the Yucatan Peninsula gets broken down into sand.
What is the largest peninsula in Mexico that extendsinto the gulf of Mexico?
There are two of them. One would be the Florida peninsula in the United States; the other would be the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. See related questions below for details on the Yucatan peninsula.
Why are they extinct?
There was an asteroid impact in the Yucatan Peninsula, about 65 million years ago, which caused global catastrophe for the existing species of the time.
What hemisphere is the Yucatan peninsula a part of?
Yucatan Peninsula is in the western hemisphere.
Is the Yucatan Peninsula a desert?
No, the Yucatan is not a desert. It is tropical forest.No, Roula, there is absolutely no desert around there.
How tall is the yucatan peninsula peak?
There are no peaks in the Yucatan peninsula, as it is mostly flat terrain.
What country is the peninsula Cancun in?
Cancun is a city in the Yucatan Peninsula. Yucatan belongs to Mexico.
Is Cancun in the Yucatan peninsula?
Right. Cancun is on the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea.
How is the yucatan peninsula called today?
There is still an area called the Yucatan Peninsula. It is in Southeastern Mexico.
What is the peninsula to which Canun is connected?
The Yucatan Peninsula
What is Belize only peninsula?
its ON the the Yucatan peninsula
